Tata and Budapest Hungary

As part of the throwback thursday to past places, I am talking about our day in Tata and Budapest. We decided to break up the drive to Slovakia and take a slight detour to the country of Hungary. Breaking up the trip is always better for Crosby anyway.


Tata

On our way to Budapest, I fell asleep with Crosby in the back. We were still both severely jet-lagged after only having been off of the plane to Europe for one full day. Suddenly, I woke up to the slight jerk of the car as we were getting off the highway. I thought, "Wow! What a short drive!" But as I looked at the signs, we were going into a town called Tata.

I asked Hayden why we were stopping here and he told me that this little small town was where our friend Szogi Istvan Daniel grew up and that he wanted to see it. We met him at Southern Utah University where both my husband and I ran track and field. Unfortunately he was still in the United States when we were here, but we sent him lots of videos and pictures! It was such a charming town and we really got the experience of being in the culture. We stopped and ate lunch and let Crosby move around at a park by the lake. It was a really nice place and is worth a visit!






Budapest

This was one city on our bucket list of places to see. After our lunch break at Tata, we headed to Budapest. Like any big city, it was full of one way streets, tourists, and crazy drivers. However, it was such a breathtaking city! It was clean, had a big river in the center, and all the sites you see in the pictures. I went on a run along the river and then ran up Gellert Hill to see the view of the city. It was amazing and a great way to see a better view of Budapest. We then went to a restaurant with Persian food and it was really good. Persian food has a lot of lamb, rice, and spices.











We watched the sun set over the bridge and
then set off to bed ready to finish the drive to Slovakia the next day!